Re:  Breastfeeding failure

You never mentioned any discussion of allergy issues.  Did
you explore the possibility that these babies have allergies
that predispose them to the illnesses and could also create
poor suck?   What about allergies in the mother?  What was
her diet like?  You didn't discuss any of these factors (I
know space is a problem).



My youngest daughter, Ashley, had a sinus infection at 8
months.  After the fact I realized that she had been having
difficulty maintaining suction at breast for some time
before the infection and for some time after the infection
(if I didn't support the breast for her she would come off
frequently) .

I will be anxious to hear the outcome of this one.  Great
case study.  Please keep us informed.

Re: Thyroid
I have a question re: thyroid problems that cause milk
supply problems.  There have been a couple of instances
where I sent mothers to have their thyroid tested but always
the results came back that they were in normal ranges.
Would a borderline result that may not concern the physician
be a problem for milk supply?

Re:  Hemmorage & milk supply
In response to milk supply problems after hemmorage.  I've
never heard of such a thing and happen to have personal
experience with hemmorage.  I hemmoraged after two births
and had no problems with milk supply.

I think the issue here has more to do with adequate
stimulation after the birth & adequate nutritional levels
for mothers.  I have worked with mothers who had problems at
the birth, were anemic, but many of them did not have the
opportunity to breastfeed early and often, the babies were
started on bottles in the hospital (because the mother was
not doing well) and continued use at home, without
compensating the lack of stimulation with the pump.  Combine
this with the mother's appetite being very poor due to
stress and the anemia and very shortly the milk supply is
going to be inadequate.  This goes back to proper management
from the very beginning rather than fixing the damage once
it has been accomplished.

What about the issue of long term anemia?  That's a little
different.   How would that affect milk supply?

Re:  Breastfeeding materials for Spanish speaking women:

I've just begun doing some lactation work in a women's
clinic that works with mostly hispanic mother's many of whom
don't speak English.  I would like to have some materials to
send home with them that are in Spanish, clearly written and
concise.  The materials they currently have are very dated
and need help.  I used to use some very good information put
out by The Weingart Foundation when I worked with teens.
I've moved and must have lost track of the information on
them.  Any suggestions?  Anyone who can send my an address
on where to obtain these materials?
I think this is long enough now.  Thanks for this great
resource.  Thanks,  Denise